Psalm 56:3–4 (NIV84)
3 When I am afraid, I will trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What can mortal man do to me?

KEEP A PROPER PERSPECTIVE ON THE CAUSE OF YOUR FEAR.

In my devotional thoughts two days ago, I inferred that the implication behind most of our fears was the sense of losing control. However, the cause of our fears can come in many colors. When David wrote this passage, the cause of his fear was evil men pursuing him to destroy him.

Today, many of us are experiencing the new fear of how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Here are few of the fears that many are experiencing:

Loss of a job; loss of income; loss of connection with
family and friends; loss of activities, like weddings,
and birthday parties, and church fellowship;
and certainly, loss of health if we get the virus.

Regarding his fear of evil men, David concluded, ”What can mortal man do to me?” Our conclusion may be, “What can coronavirus do to me?”

We must assert that when we are living in harmony with God, nothing can enter into our life but what does not first come through the protective care of God.

Spurgeon put it this way, when commenting on Proverbs 1:33:

Proverbs 1:33 (ESV)
“…whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be
at ease, without dread of disaster.”

“Let us from this draw the inference, that come what may, God’s people are safe. Let convulsions shake the solid earth, let the skies themselves be rent in twain, yet amid the wreck of worlds the believer shall be as secure as in the calmest hour of rest.

* If God cannot save his people under heaven,
he will save them in heaven.
* If the world becomes too hot to hold them,
then heaven shall be the place of their reception
and their safety.

Be ye then confident, when ye hear of wars, and rumors of wars. Let no agitation distress you, but be quiet from fear of evil. Whatsoever cometh upon the earth, you, beneath the broad wings of Jehovah, shall be secure. Stay yourself upon his promise; rest in his faithfulness and bid defiance to the blackest future, for there is nothing in it dreadful for you.

Your sole concern should be to show forth to the world the blessedness of hearkening to the voice of wisdom.”

What can that thing you are afraid of do to you?